Japanese Word Entry

替わる

Kana:	かわる
Romaji:	kawaru
Definitions:	to succeed, to relieve, to replace to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone) to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
Alternative forms:	代わる【かわる (kawaru) 】換わる【かわる (kawaru) 】替る【かわる (kawaru) 】代る【かわる (kawaru) 】換る【かわる (kawaru) 】

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Chinese characters used in this word

替	exchange, spare, substitute, per-, change, replace, substitute for

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄊㄧˋ (tì)
Cantonese:	tai3
Japanese:	タイ (tai)、テイ (tei) / か.える (kaeru)、か.え- (kae-)、か.わる (kawaru)、すたれる (sutareru)
Korean:	체 (che)
Vietnamese:	thế

代	substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee, replacement (of person or generation), era

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄉㄞˋ (dài)
Cantonese:	doi6
Japanese:	ダイ (dai)、タイ (tai) / か.わる (kawaru)、かわ.り (kawari)、 -がわ.り (-gawari)、か.える (kaeru)、よ (yo)、しろ (shiro)
Korean:	대 (dae)
Vietnamese:	đại

換	interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew, exchange, substitute

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄏㄨㄢˋ (huàn)
Cantonese:	wun6
Japanese:	カン (kan) / か.える (kaeru)、 -か.える (-kaeru)、か.わる (kawaru)
Korean:	환 (hwan)
Vietnamese:	hoán

Variants

Simplified Chinese form:

换